diff --git a/code/game/turfs/open.dm b/code/game/turfs/open.dm
index 67137dfe68..c31330bbc8 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/open.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/open.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 	. = ..()
 	if(wet)
 		AddComponent(/datum/component/wet_floor, wet, INFINITY, 0, INFINITY, TRUE)
+	if(LAZYLEN(archdrops))
+		AddComponent(/datum/component/archaeology, archdrops)
 
 /turf/open/indestructible
 	name = "floor"
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating/asteroid.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating/asteroid.dm
index 013a3646f5..63ff9f6519 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating/asteroid.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating/asteroid.dm
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 	if(prob(floor_variance))
 		icon_state = "[environment_type][rand(0,12)]"
 
-	if(LAZYLEN(archdrops))
-		AddComponent(/datum/component/archaeology, archdrops)
-
-
 /turf/open/floor/plating/asteroid/try_replace_tile(obj/item/stack/tile/T, mob/user, params)
 	return